| Primary Practice Setting: | University medical center
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Number of Audiologists at the site:
| 0 FTE Masters Degree
20 FTE Au.D.
1 FTE Ph.D.
0 FTE Other Doctorate (ScD)
3 FTE professional support staff (technicians/audiometric assistants)
3 FTE Clerical Support Staff
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Number of Audiology Students each year:
| 0 1st year AuD Clinical Rotations
0 2nd year
3 3rd year
4 4th year Externships |
| Financial arrangements: | Other – Please Describe
No stipend at this time. |
| Will interview travel be compensated? | No
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| Vacation Days: | 14 (negotiable)
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| Continuing education opportunities? | Yes
CE opportunities available. No financial assistance provided. |
| Start Date: | June '26-June '27
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| Expected hours/days a week: | 40
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| Travel to satellite centers required? | Yes
The externs will rotate to all four UWHealth Audiology Clinics throughout Madison, WI (Easpark Medical Center, University Hospital, One South Park, American Family Children's Hospital). |
| Local students preferred: | No
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| Does the externship site provide orientation to relevant clinical policies and procedures? | Yes |
| Does the externship site provide instructions about patient's rights and providing patient education? | Yes |
| Does the externship site provide orientation to quality assessment, quality assurance and quality improvement? | Yes
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| Externship site expects the extern to have mastered these skills before they begin their clinical externship: | Comfort with hearing evaluations & hearing aids (technology, problem solving, fitting, dispensing), highly-motivated, eager to learn, professionalism. |
| Externship site expects the extern to learn/demonstrate these skills during their clinical externship: | Extern will gain experience and refine clinical skills in all areas of audiological assessments and treatment that is provided across all locations. More focus may be given on specific areas based on student interest and goals. By the end of the externship, the student will have gained confidence and independence in audiologic skills. |
Clinical opportunities that will be given to the extern:
| | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: infant/toddler | | Everyday | Pediatric evaluations: school-age | | Everyday | Adult hearing evaluations | | Everyday | Tympanometry | | Regularly | Acoustic Reflexes | | Never | Auditory processing evaluations | | Rarely | Hearing Screenings | | Regularly | Evoked potential assessments | | Regularly | Intra-operative monitoring cases | | Regularly | Otoacoustic emissions | | Rarely | Industrial/hearing conservation | | Everyday | Vestibular assessments | | Never | Vestibular rehabilitation | | Everyday | Hearing aids dispensed | | Everyday | Hearing aid selection/fitting | | Regularly | Audiologic rehabilitation (group or individualized) | | Regularly | Cochlear implant evaluations | | Regularly | Cochlear implant rehabilitation | | Never | Tinnitus assessments | | Never | Tinnitus rehabilitation | | Never | Cerumen management | |
| Research opportunities? | Yes
Externship will include a research component, providing the extern with experience collaborating with audiologists on clinically applicable research. Work will be presented to the group at the end of the externship. |
| Consortium or collaborative arrangements with other sites? | No
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| How frequently will the externship site communicate with the university during the externship? | As Needed
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| Communication or other support do expected or required from the university during the externship: | Affiliation agreement
Support for necessary evaluations
As needed throughout the externship |
| Application Deadline: | 09/17/2025 |
| Application Requirements: | Letters of Recommendation
Resume
Letter of request/intent
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| Steps for the student/university to follow in the application process: | An affiliation agreement between the extern's University and UW will be necessary to complete prior to the start date.
Please send the following documents to otoAudExtern@med.wisc.edu: (1) letter of intent, (2) CV/resume, (3) two letters of recommendation. Priority is given to complete applications that are received by September 17, 2025. Applications are reviewed by a committee. Interviews are held virtually with Audiology team members. |
Contact Person:
(preceptor, supervisor or extern coordinator) | Sara Misurelli - smisurelli@wisc.edu |
| Are all externs supervised? | Yes
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